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Ethiopia: Following his landslide win, will Abiy and Tigray leaders find a lasting solution?

The landslide victory for Premier Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party announced by the Electoral Board on 10 July – winning 410 out of the 436 ... parliamentary seats contested – offers a critical chance for the country’s leaders to end the devastating conflict in Tigray and reunite the country.

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Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Cairo calls for UNSC as last resort on GERD

The UN Security Council met on 8 July, at Egypt and Sudan’s request, to discuss the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD). Ethiopia decided ... to launch the second stage of filling on 5 July, thereby making the situation more tense than ever.

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Ethiopia: ‘Mekelle takeover proves Abiy has little control in Tigray’

After eight months of conflict, forces loyal to the former Tigrayan Defence Forces (TDF) have retaken control of Mekelle, the capital city of ... the Tigray Region. Addis Ababa has declared a ceasefire, but the TDF counter-offensive continues in other towns in the region. Roland Marchal, a researcher at the CNRS and a specialist in Africa's civil wars, analyses this turn of events.

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Seven African start-ups shaking up the global tech ecosystem

Young African start-ups are making headway in cutting-edge sectors and catching the eye of leading organisations, including the World Economic ... Forum.

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Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed Vs Debretsion Gebremichael, former spymasters duel

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Ethiopia: Is Abiy’s new cabinet a means to reset the country or grab power?

Navigating federalism

What Somalia stands to gain from Ethiopia’s ongoing Tigray war

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former allies

Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed Vs Debretsion Gebremichael, former spymasters duel

striking appointments

Ethiopia: Is Abiy’s new cabinet a means to reset the country or grab power?

Navigating federalism

What Somalia stands to gain from Ethiopia’s ongoing Tigray war

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Ethiopia: How has Abiy Ahmed fared as a Prime Minister?

Congrats to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his re-election (we all know who will win). ...

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Ethiopia – US: How far will the diplomatic escalation go?

At the beginning of his term in office, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was hailed by the international community. However, he has been ... subjected to strong diplomatic pressure since the beginning of the conflict in Tigray. The US was the first country to impose sanctions on Ethiopia. Will others follow suit?

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Ethiopia: With Tigray under rebel control, what next for Prime Minister Abiy?

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed may have hoped that the announcement of a unilateral ceasefire on Monday 28 June in Tigray would stop the crisis in ... northern Ethiopia spiralling out of his control. Instead, it raises tough questions about the authority of his government amid growing dissension in the regions.

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Ethiopia: Tigray rebels enter regional capital of Mekelle, ceasefire requested

Tigray rebels enter regional capital as officials flee: witnesses tell AFP and Bloomberg. Abiy's officials have asked for a ceasefire, local ... media report.

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki receives a key from Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during the inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa

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Ethiopia/Tigray: Is this Eritrea’s final war?

The Eritrean state was born out of a 30-year liberation war. Its current military adventure in Tigray may lead to its collapse. What is Eritrea’s ... objective in the war? And, how will it impact the one-man rule of President Isaias Afwerki?

window of opportunity

Ethiopia set to announce election results in the midst of the Tigray conflict

With an expected result favouring Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a parliamentary vote boycotted by leading opposition parties, including the Oromo ... Federalist Congress, there are complaints about how open and fair the elections were in Africa’s second-most populous country. But the vote still represents somewhat of an opening compared to the political repression under the former Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front alliance government.

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